Heavy duty padlocks in cabin baggage

[QF1]

I need to take two heavy duty padlocks (454gms each). Can I take it in my hand carry or should I put in my checked in luggage ? International flights.

 

[Forg]

AFAIK they’re only worried about cutty & shooty things … heavy chunks of metal aren’t normally a problem, I know quite a few people who’ve carried heavier car parts than that back from Japan in carry-on.

 

[QF1]

AFAIK they’re only worried about cutty & shooty things … heavy chunks of metal aren’t normally a problem, I know quite a few people who’ve carried heavier car parts than that back from Japan in carry-on.

Thanks Forg.

 

[DejaBrew]

AFAIK they’re only worried about cutty & shooty things … heavy chunks of metal aren’t normally a problem

Not sure what this says about me, but the first thought I had on reading your comment was "...so stabbings and shootings are off limits, but blunt force trauma is perfectly fine."

 

[jb747]

If you have choice, then check it in.

 

[serfty]

I was once stopped at CNS as I had a roll of strong 5cm wide self adhesive tape in my carryon as it could be used to bind.

@QF1, To avoid issues, put the locks in checked luggage.

 

[jpp42]

AFAIK they’re only worried about cutty & shooty things … heavy chunks of metal aren’t normally a problem, I know quite a few people who’ve carried heavier car parts than that back from Japan in carry-on.

I don't agree with this, I had a large heavy tool that was rejected by airport security, they didn't say exactly why but I suspected because it could be used for blunt force trauma. I had to go to the landside luggage shop and buy a new suitcase to check it in.

 

[Forg]

I don't agree with this, I had a large heavy tool that was rejected by airport security, they didn't say exactly why but I suspected because it could be used for blunt force trauma. I had to go to the landside luggage shop and buy a new suitcase to check it in.

Yeah, in hindsight I agree with you ... the rules & laws might say something is fine, but ultimately the security person is the one who makes the call. You can argue with them 'til you're blue in the face, and they'll just throw "I know my airport's rules better than you do" in your face. They might just not like the colour of your shirt, so they decide to look for reasons to confiscate something. It's probably best to avoid the possibility of that sort of thing, regardless of whether you know numerous others have taken similar stuff through the same security without problems.

 

[Quickstatus]

2 heavy padlocks in checked better if you can

I've carried 25kg worth of chainsaw chains back from the US in checked no problems a few years ago (cheaper to buy in the US)

 

[NickCorr]

When I was at school, a mates dad used to visit USA regularly and would bring back bullets, just the metal lead bit, no powder, no casings etc. because they were a fraction of the cost. The family were into completive shooting, and the brother was good enough to be a reserve for the Commonwealth games one year.

 

[Himeno]

Yeah, in hindsight I agree with you ... the rules & laws might say something is fine, but ultimately the security person is the one who makes the call. You can argue with them 'til you're blue in the face, and they'll just throw "I know my airport's rules better than you do" in your face.

And those rules can change between shifts, depending on who the supervisor is at a given checkpoint.

 

[GUWonder]

I need to take two heavy duty padlocks (454gms each). Can I take it in my hand carry or should I put in my checked in luggage ? International flights.

They are typically fine in cabin baggage. Just don’t put them in a sock or bag together in close proximity to each other in your screened bags, or maybe some security screener will get the idea that they are an improvised blunt/blackjack weapon. May help to have an empty super light duffel bags inside and use them as locks inside the cabin baggage there.

 

[Basalt]

My wife had an occy strap in her hand luggage that was refused at security (in Melbourne). I once took a MTB hydraulic disc break through security - it was questioned but allowed, but that was 1999, seriously doubt it would be let through these days.

 

[Happy Dude]

My wife had an occy strap in her hand luggage that was refused at security (in Melbourne). I once took a MTB hydraulic disc break through security - it was questioned but allowed, but that was 1999, seriously doubt it would be let through these days.

Occy strap? ppfft. Practically a noose!! I once had one (1) small cable tie confiscated at security in BNE. Security dude had a "you betta watch it pal" look on his face, but not an adequate response, when I suggested that it'd be easier to restrain someone with a belt and/or tie, like the ones he was wearing.

There should be a thread for "most ridiculous item confiscated by security".

 

[Basalt]

Occy strap? ppfft. Practically a noose!! I once had one (1) small cable tie confiscated at security in BNE. Security dude had a "you betta watch it pal" look on his face, but not an adequate response, when I suggested that it'd be easier to restrain someone with a belt and/or tie, like the ones he was wearing.

There should be a thread for "most ridiculous item confiscated by security".

Yep, fair cop with the occy strap, if I worked in security I wouldn't let that through either!

My wife forgot to take a Swiss army knife out of her handbag once, so when that was found, rather than throw it out, she popped outside and buried it under a rock in the airport grounds. On her return a few days later, it was still under the rock.

 

[Himeno]

My wife had an occy strap in her hand luggage that was refused at security (in Melbourne). I once took a MTB hydraulic disc break through security - it was questioned but allowed, but that was 1999, seriously doubt it would be let through these days.

Before the CBR terminal was rebuilt, each half had a different security checkpoint and each side couldn't be accessed (by the public) once through security.
Each checkpoint was operated by a different company and the QF side would often have different rules to the VA/DJ/TT side. For example, one side banned umbrellas and the other didn't.

As the terminal rebuild progressed and all airlines moved into the now QF side of the current terminal, a temporary checkpoint was set up entering the air side through what is now the airside QF service desk. During that period, both companies had staff manning the same checkpoint and rules changed by the minute, just by the luck of whoever was doing any given xray or bag check.

 

[Forg]

For example, one side banned umbrellas and the other didn't.

A-ha!
Now we know which one had the chemtrails contract at the time!!

 

[clifford]

There should be a thread for "most ridiculous item confiscated by security".

My wife had some small (and I mean small) nail clippers confiscated at LPL airport a few years ago.

One wonders what damage you could do with them. Trim the captains toenails I wonder?

The security guy offered to mail them back to our home address for £10, which was a bit ridiculous as they only cost £1.

 

[TheRealTMA]

My wife had some small (and I mean small) nail clippers confiscated at LPL airport a few years ago.

One wonders what damage you could do with them. Trim the captains toenails I wonder?

The security guy offered to mail them back to our home address for £10, which was a bit ridiculous as they only cost £1.

Careful! She could have clipped your wings.

 

[clifford]

Careful! She could have clipped your wings.

That might have been nice, but it was a he (the security guy that is),